I have several models of pop-ups , they don't spook deer very often even when they detect it . I've had them come up an inspect the strange new object more than once , but since it doesn't move or otherwise theaten them they soon ignore it . It helps a lot if you set up inside a treeline or brush to break up it's outline .

Set up is as quick and quiet as you make it , certainly quieter than climbing a tree , but you need to practice doing it in the dark a few times before you go out . One of the biggest reasons I own pop-ups is their ability to provide reasonable protection from detection and weather , and their portability . My heaviest one is still a full 11 lbs. lighter than my lightest tree stand , and the tree stand won't keep the wind and rain off my middle aged bones .

Shooting a bow in one depends largely on the blind's configuration and the size of your bow . Forget tight ones like the Ameristep Outhouse , too narrow at the peak , you'd have to completely unzip the door and sit halfway outside just to draw . A taller more box shaped one like the Double Bulls is a better choice since you'll have better headroom to draw and you canstay fully concealed . The Ameristep Doghouse types are a compromise , if your axle to axle is short they can work out , longbows and recurves need not apply .